In the heat of the night
Seems like a cold sweat
Creeping cross my brow, oh yes
In the heat of the night
I’m a-feelin’ motherless somehow
Stars with evil eyes stare from the sky
In the heat of the night
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child,
A long way from home, a long way from home.
I walked up the steps and stood on the porch
A woman I didn’t recognize came and spoke to me through a chained door
I told her my story and who I’d come for
She said “I’m sorry, son, but no one by that name lives here anymore”
My father’s house shines hard and bright
It stands like a beacon calling me in the night
Calling and calling so cold and alone
Shining 'cross this dark highway where our sins lie unatoned
Take me home, oh Muddah, Faddah
Take me home, I hate Grenada
Don’t leave me out in the forest where
I might get eaten by a bear
So take, take me home
Cos I don’t remember
Take, take me home
Cos I don’t remember
Take, take me home
Cos I don’t remember
Take, take me home, oh lord
Well I’ve been a prisoner all my life
And I can say to you
But I don’t remember
Take me to another place, take me to another land
Make me forget all that hurts me, let me understand your plan
Take me to another place, take me to another land
Make me forget all that hurts me, let me understand your plan
I’ll take you home again, Kathleen,
Across the ocean wild and wide
To where your heart has ever been
Since first you were my bonny bride.
I could climb the snow-capped mountains
I could sail the mighty ocean wide
I could cross the burning desert
If I had you by my side
See the pyramids along the Nile,
Watch the sunrise on a tropic isle,
Just remember darling all the while,
You belong to me.
Walk like an Egyptian…
Walk this way, walk this way
Walk this way, talk this way
Just give me a kiss
Like this
Just walk away Renee
You won’t see me follow you back home
The empty sidewalks on my block are not the same
You’re not to blame
East Side, West Side, all around the town
The kids sang “Ring around Rosie”, “London Bridge is falling down”
Boys and girls together, me and Mamie O’Rourke,
We tripped the light fantastic on the sidewalks of New York
You were handsome
You were pretty
Queen of New York City
When the band finished playing
They howled out for more
Sinatra was swinging,
All the drunks they were singing
We kissed on a corner
Then danced through the night
Ain’t it wonderful to be
Where I’ve always wanted to be?
For the first time I’ll breathe free in the New York City
Say goodbye to all my sorrow
And by tomorrow I’ll be on my way
I guess the lord must be in New York City
From the South Bay to the Valley
From the West Side to the East Side
Everybody’s very happy
'Cause the sun is shining all the time
Looks like another perfect day
I love L.A. (We love it!)
I love L.A. (We love it!)
Capped teeth and Caesar Salad
Good old Beverly Hills
With every deal that’s done
An award is won
You can rent a car
Or rent a star
Suntans and Sunday brunches
Sprinklers sprinkle away
Careers are being hyped
Before the scripts are typed
I’ll call you back and have a nice day
There’s a fog upon L.A.
And my friends have lost their way
We’ll be over soon they said
Now they’ve lost themselves instead
Making friends for the world to see,
Let the people know you got what you need,
With a friend at hand you will see the light,
If your friends are there, then everything’s all right.
Sometimes you want to go
Where everybody knows your name,
and they’re always glad you came.
You wanna be where you can see,
our troubles are all the same
You wanna be where everybody knows
Your name.